Analysis of Agamede's Song



Grow, grow, thou little tree,
His body at the roots of thee;
Since last year's loveliness in death
The living beauty nourisheth.

Bloom, bloom, thou little tree,
Thy roots around the heart of me;
Thou canst not blow too white and fair
From all the sweetness hidden there.

Die, die, thou little tree,
And be as all sweet things must be;
Deep where thy petals drift I, too,
Would rest the changing seasons through.


Scheme AABB AACC AADD
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 111101 11010111 111101 010101 111101 11010111 11111101 11010101 111101 01111111 11110111 11010101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 419
Words 76
Sentences 4
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 107
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Arthur Upson

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